Associate, Capital Markets & Structured Finance

TIAA•New York, NY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This Associate role offers broad exposure across NGC's Capital Markets activity, including ABS securitizations, lending facilities, private funds, and separately managed accounts. You'll work closely with senior team members on the execution of new transactions and the ongoing maintenance of existing facilities, giving you end-to-end visibility into how institutional financing vehicles are built, rated, and managed over time. This role reports to the Director of Capital Markets.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related field
2+ years of experience in structured finance, asset-backed finance, capital markets, or a similar role, ideally with exposure to securitized products
Advanced Excel modeling skills, with hands-on experience building structured finance waterfalls and cash flow analyses
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to manage projects and tasks independently or with limited supervision
Ability to manage competing priorities across multiple senior stakeholders and workstreams

Nice To Haves

Prior experience specifically with C-PACE or commercial real estate credit
Familiarity with rating agency methodologies and stress testing approaches
Exposure to both deal execution and ongoing asset/portfolio management functions
Experience preparing investor-facing diligence materials
Experience in Bloomberg

Responsibilities

Support execution, structuring, rating, and legal coordination for new transactions across pooled investment vehicles, including funds, securitizations, SMAs, and warehouses
Support ongoing management and maintenance of existing facilities and vehicles post-closing, including monitoring and amendments
Coordinate regularly with senior team members on the execution of new transactions and the ongoing portfolio maintenance of existing facilities
Build and maintain cash flows models for new transaction structuring, and update these models post-closing, including quarterly true-ups and roll-forwards
Build rating agency stress scenarios and cash flow waterfalls to test proposed ABS structures against agency methodologies.
Manage key aspects of transaction execution and diligence from mandate to close, across both capital markets and lending transactions
Communicate proactively with internal stakeholders on transaction and project status; prepare reporting for senior management, including ongoing development of monitoring tools within the firm's CRM
Monitor capital markets trends to inform the design of investment products that offer compelling relative value and meet the needs of our clients
Coordinate meetings and manage administrative requirements related to Capital Markets transactions
Lead or support ad hoc projects as needed